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Man From Region Involved In Fight At McDonald's Hits Cop With Car While Fleeing, Police Say Man From Region Involved In Fight At McDonald's Hits Cop With Car While Fleeing, Police Say
Man From Region Involved In Fight At McDonald's Hits Cop With Car While Fleeing, Police Say A police officer was struck by a car and a New York man armed with a gun was apprehended following a fight inside a McDonald's in Connecticut. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 2:40 p.m., Friday, May 5 at the McDonald's in Stamford on Bedford Street. According to Capt. Chris Baker of the Stamford Police, two officers were working an extra duty job directing traffic when a McDonald's employee called to them for help with a fight inside the restaurant. The two officers entered the restaurant and found several people arguing and fighting. Additional officers were dispatc…
Former NBA Star From Hudson Valley Arrested After Incident At Juice Shop Former NBA Star From Hudson Valley Arrested After Incident At Juice Shop
Former NBA Star From Hudson Valley Arrested After Incident At Juice Shop Former NBA player Ben Gordon, who grew up in Westchester and starred at the University of Connecticut, faces numerous charges after allegedly threatening employees at a Fairfield County juice shop just a day after his former team won the NCAA men's basketball championship, police said. The incident happened in Stamford on Gordon's birthday, Tuesday, April 4, when police responded to Juice Kings at 36 Atlantic St. around 10 a.m. on a report of a man who had threatened employees with a knife and was acting "bizarre and aggressive," according to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Richard Conk…
Hudson Valley Man Charged For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Hudson Valley Man Charged For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Hudson Valley Man Charged For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose A Hudson Valley man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a Connecticut man. Rockland County resident, Daniel McDonald, age 32, of New City, was charged on Monday, Jan. 23, following a five-month investigation in Fairfield County into the fentanyl death, said Capt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. On Monday, Aug. 29, Stamford officers responded to a Maple Street home for the report of a dead man, Scanlon said. Scanlon said officers on the scene located a 32-year-old man inside the home. An autopsy conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner con…
Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say
Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Two 25-year-old Fairfield County residents were killed in a crosswalk by an alleged hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. The initial investigation revealed that two pedestrians, both 25-year-old Stamford residents, who were believed to be in the crosswalk, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were hit by a 2022 Mercedes, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. The force of the impact caused both pedestrians to be thrown into the nor…
3 Found Dead By Furnace Repairman At Fairfield County Home, Police Say 3 Found Dead By Furnace Repairman At Fairfield County Home, Police Say
3 Found Dead By Furnace Repairman At Fairfield County Home, Police Say Three people were found dead inside a Fairfield County home by a furnace repairman. The incident took place in Stamford around 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13 at a residence on Scofield Avenue. According to Assistant Chief Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police, the repairman was told to enter the rental home through the basement area to fix the furnace that was not working. While working, he noticed a woman about 30 years old lying on a couch and at first thought she might be asleep, Conklin said. After the woman didn't move, the repairman checked her and found that the woman was dead and call…
Man, Woman Injured After Being Hit By Car In Crash Involving 22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Man, Woman Injured After Being Hit By Car In Crash Involving 22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley
Man, Woman Injured After Being Hit By Car In Crash Involving 22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Two people were injured after being struck by a vehicle at a busy Fairfield County intersection in a crash involving a Hudson Valley man. The incident took place in Stamford around 11:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of Bedford Street and Broad Street. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police, responding officers found two pedestrians, a man, and a woman lying on the ground injured. The woman, a 49-year-old Norwalk resident suffered a serious head injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital, where she is currently listed in critical, but st…
17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder In Hudson Valley Apprehended 17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder In Hudson Valley Apprehended
17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder In Hudson Valley Apprehended A 17-year-old wanted for attempted murder was apprehended by officers in Fairfield County on another charge. The attempted murder took in Northern Westchester County around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, July 29. During the incident, a Honda SUV was traveling east on the 800 block of Main Street in the City of Peekskill occupied by two women, said Det. Lt. Jack Galusha, of the City of Peekskill Police. As the vehicle traveled through the traffic light at Main Street and Decatur Avenue, a male began shooting at the vehicle with a semi-automatic 9mm handgun, striking the car and its occ…
Three Shot, One Fatally, During Gathering Of Car Enthusiasts In Fairfield County, Police Say Three Shot, One Fatally, During Gathering Of Car Enthusiasts In Fairfield County, Police Say
Three Shot, One Fatally, During Gathering Of Car Enthusiasts In Fairfield County, Police Say A 19-year-old Fairfield County resident was shot in the chest and killed during a get-together of car enthusiasts in the parking lot of an area raceway. The incident took place around 10:45 p.m., Sunday, April 18, in the parking lot of the RPM Raceway at 600 West Ave., in Stamford, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. According to Scanlon, the department received a call reporting multiple victims from a shooting in the parking lot of the raceway. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one 33-year-old man who had been shot in the chest amid a group of people who had gathered, Scanl…
Man On First Date With Woman Dies After Choking On Piece Of Steak At Restaurant Man On First Date With Woman Dies After Choking On Piece Of Steak At Restaurant
Man On First Date With Woman Dies After Choking On Piece Of Steak At Restaurant A Long Island man on a first date with a woman at a Fairfield County steakhouse died after choking on a piece of steak. The unidentified 32-year-old man died around 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at Blackstones Steakhouse in downtown Stamford, said the Stamford Police. Stamford officers responded within minutes and performed CPR on the choking man until medics arrived. Stamford Police Capt. Diedrich Hohn said the man's death was a tragic story. "It's important for others to know how to clear an airway and administer CPR," Hohn said. Medics transported the man to Stamford Hospital where he …
'To Catch a Predator' Host Charged With Bouncing Numerous Checks 'To Catch a Predator' Host Charged With Bouncing Numerous Checks
'To Catch a Predator' Host Charged With Bouncing Numerous Checks Television crime sleuth Chris Hansen of “To Catch a Predator" fame has been arrested for allegedly bouncing several checks for money owed to a promotional company. The former Stamford resident, was arrested Monday for failing to pay for $13,000 worth of promotional materials he ordered to promote his show from a local vendor, said Stamford Police Sgt. Sean Scanlan. According to police, Hansen was arrested after ordering $12,998.05 worth of goods from Promotional Sales LImited of Summer Street, in September 2017, and then bouncing several checks in an attempt to pay for the coffee mugs,…
Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In Chase Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In Chase
Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In Chase It all started because he allegedly wasn't wearing his seatbelt.A man is now in custody after being located at the Stamford Train Station following a wild police chase in which he reportedly hit two state police cruisers. At about 1:10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, troopers from Troop G - Bridgeport assigned as additional Fourth of July holiday period patrols were conducting DUI roving patrols and motor vehicle enforcement when they observed the operator of a Nissan Maxima not wearing his seatbelt. Troopers attempted to pull over the Nissan on I-95 in Bridgeport, however, the driver refused to st…